What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for FedEx FY2026 Earnings?

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDXFree Report) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FedEx in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the shipping service provider will post earnings per share of $16.75 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $16.04. The consensus estimate for FedEx’s current full-year earnings is $19.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FedEx’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.27 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $3.62 EPS.

FedEx (NYSE:FDXGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 24th. The shipping service provider reported $6.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.98 by $0.09. FedEx had a return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 4.65%. The company had revenue of $22.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.86 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.41 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. TD Cowen reduced their price target on FedEx from $310.00 to $269.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on FedEx from $259.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $260.00 price objective (down from $275.00) on shares of FedEx in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on FedEx from $311.00 to $297.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on FedEx from $275.00 to $260.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FedEx has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $283.25.

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FedEx Stock Performance

FDX opened at $226.64 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $226.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $238.17. The company has a market capitalization of $54.30 billion, a PE ratio of 13.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.35. FedEx has a 1 year low of $194.30 and a 1 year high of $308.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Institutional Trading of FedEx

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FDX. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in FedEx by 21.1% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 362 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in FedEx in the first quarter worth $147,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in FedEx by 27.6% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,223 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Allianz SE purchased a new stake in FedEx in the fourth quarter worth $18,342,000. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of FedEx in the fourth quarter valued at $281,000. 84.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Paul S. Walsh sold 3,610 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.29, for a total transaction of $860,226.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,696,592.77. This trade represents a 18.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Marvin R. Ellison sold 3,610 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.94, for a total value of $855,353.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,720 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,829,176.80. The trade was a 31.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,343 shares of company stock worth $2,228,816 over the last 90 days. 8.87% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

FedEx Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 23rd were issued a $1.45 dividend. This represents a $5.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 23rd. This is a positive change from FedEx’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.38. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.36%.

FedEx Company Profile

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FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. It operates through FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services segments. The FedEx Express segment offers express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation services; and time-critical transportation services.

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